14 year-old Mt Buller shredder Scotty James just won the Junior Slopestyle at the Burton European Open last night. That’s the all the details that are on the Burton Open website right now. More details of his run below the cut.

Short press release from Burton:

Friday January 11th, 2008. News just in from laax, Switzerland. The 2008 Burton European Open (BEO) is under way. Kicking off the event was the junior jam Slopestyle (SS). With an amazing display of style and progression the kids battled it out, as if seasoned professionals.

Australias Scotty James was a standout today. Not only did he win the youth category (13 and under) of the junior jam SS, but he was the youngest finalist in the 16 and under category. Scottys winning run went down as follows: 50/50 frontside 180 out on the down bar, to half cab onto the skate board section, air to fakie on the Perspex mini quarter pipe, switch frontside 270 through the down box to backside 180 out, alley-oop hand plant on the quarter pipe, to backside 720 mute, to backside 180, to switch frontside 720 melon.

Scottys riding today showed he can match it with the best juniors in the world, and here is what a smiling Scotty had this to say about his victory I hurt my knee in practice yesterday, when I over shot the first jump. Today I just went for it, I had so much fun.

The BEO is not over for Scotty as tomorrow he competes in the junior jam Halfpipe (HP). Later in the week Scotty will go head to head with the likes of: Shaun White, Danny Davis, Markku koski, and Antti Autti. So stay tune for more news from the Burton European Open, a 6star TTR event.

Scotty endorses: Quiksilver, GNU, Bullgraphics.com.au, Ballistyx, Grenade Gloves.

Checkout: for a short interview with Scotty.

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